whiner
Example Sentences
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Look, he’s everything our mothers told us not to be: a bully, braggart, whiner, liar and name-caller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
A 1953 article in Sport magazine titled "Why They Boo Jackie Robinson" described the second baseman as "combative," "emotional" and "calculating," as well as a "pop-off," a "whiner," a "showboat" and a "troublemaker."
From Salon ● May 14, 2022
It made me realize that I’m a negative, hateful whiner too.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2021
“I’m a whiner by nature, so every week, after the first couple, I was like, oh, I’ve got to get down there,” Janovitz says.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2020
Ordinarily, Paul was neither troubled nor troublesome—not a whiner, ever.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
